Hand Up Project

Analysis

Hand Up Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Hand Up Project reported income of $96k and spending of $70k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $19k to $96k (+399%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Hand Up Project sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include August P Petrillo Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($96k), MJF Housing No 3 Inc ($96k) and Capital Area Housing Corporation ($96k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $66k.